GCA AP World History Vocab List 5 Flashcards
Mr. Hazlett vocab set 5 for AP World History.
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| 221219007 | Legalism | a school of Chinese philosophy that came into prominence during warring states period. Had great influence on policies of Qin dynasty. | 0 | |
| 221219008 | Sinicization | The adoption and absorption by foriegn peoples of chinese languages and customs/cultures. | 1 | |
| 221219009 | Indo-Aryan | A sub group of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European group of languages. | 2 | |
| 221219010 | Janapada | A large political district in India, beginning about 700 b.c.e. | 3 | |
| 221219011 | Assimilation | The process by which different ethnic groups lose their distinctive cultural identity through contact with the dominant culture of a society and gradually become integrated into it. | 4 | |
| 221219012 | Guild | A sworn association of people who gather for some common purpose, usually economic. | 5 | |
| 221219013 | Tribals | The aborigional peoples of the indian sub continent who are outside the caste system and live separately from rest of society. | 6 | |
| 221219014 | Mantra | A formula of utterances of words and sounds that are believed to posess spiritual power. | 7 | |
| 221219015 | Mandala | A symbolic circular diagram of complex geometric design used as an instrument of meditation or in the performance of sacred rights. | 8 |